Cambodia Deputy PM Praises Growing Trade Ties With Malaysia Despite Pandemic
Sumaira FH Published April 29, 2022 | 03:39 PM
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn has praised steadily growing trade relations with Malaysia despite disruptions caused by the COVID-19, a foreign ministry press statement said on Friday
PHNOM PENH, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Apr, 2022 ) :Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn has praised steadily growing trade relations with Malaysia despite disruptions caused by the COVID-19, a foreign ministry press statement said on Friday.
Sokhonn made the remarks during a meeting with a visiting delegation of Malaysian small and medium enterprises, consisting of 53 business representatives and stakeholders, on Wednesday afternoon.
"The deputy prime minister expressed his appreciation for the steady inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) from Malaysia to Cambodia and for the significant increase of bilateral trade between Cambodia and Malaysia," the statement said.
"He emphasized and recalled the commitment of the two countries to enhancing cooperation in trade, investment, health, science and technology, and people-to-people contact with the goal of facilitating and accelerating economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic," it added.
As of February 2022, Malaysia is the third largest investor among ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries in Cambodia with 162 approved investment projects worth 3.2 billion U.S. dollars, the statement said.
Bilateral trade between the two ASEAN member states was recorded at approximately 500 million Dollars in 2021, a 13 percent increase compared to 2020, it added.
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